ICT Technician

Application closing date 29/06/2023 Working Pattern As specified Salary Grade F, £25,878 - £28,371 a year Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type School Support Attachments Blank Job description Directorate: People Services Hours: 37 hours a week, Weeks worked 52 (27 days annual leave plus bank holidays) Contract Type: Permanent Location: Littleover Community School Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding the above position. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual with a positive attitude to join ICT Support at Littleover Community School. As part of the team, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the school’s ICT services supporting over 2000 students and staff. The person appointed to this position will need to be flexible, professional, reliable and well-organised. They will need to have the ability to communicate with staff and students at all levels and be able to use their own initiative but also work well as part of the team. A working knowledge of Microsoft Applications, Microsoft Office 365 including Teams, Active Directory, Group Policy, Windows 11 Desktop, Windows Server and general networking would be advantageous; however, training can be provided, for the right candidate. Please note, GCSE Grade A*-C in English and Mathematics, or equivalent, is an essential requirement. Duties will include:

• To act as 2nd line support for ICT Support within the school, managing the ICT Support helpdesk, allocating jobs as appropriate according to their priority.

• To resolve technical issues raised by staff and students in a timely manner escalating issues to 3rd line support when assistance is required.

• To advise staff in the use of hardware and software to enable them to improve the quality of teaching and learning for students.

• To be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the school’s classroom ICT equipment including PCs, laptops, interactive screens and printers liaising with third parties as required.

• To install, maintain and upgrade software to enable all students and staff to make full use of all available ICT equipment and systems.

• To maintain inventories of all classroom ICT equipment purchased ensuring that every item is accounted for. To be responsible for the disposal of redundant ICT equipment in accordance with relevant legislation.

• To control stock levels for consumables, including printer supplies, purchasing consumables when necessary, ensuring value for money and minimum disruption to usage of IT equipment.

• To procure classroom ICT equipment, in line with ICT Support’s development plans, including PCs, laptops, interactive screens and printers adhering to the school’s financial controls whilst ensuring value for money.

• To be responsible for undertaking ICT Support projects, as required, to be overseen by the Network Manager

• To assist the Network Manager in the delivery of wider ICT services, as and when required.

• To represent the school in the most professional manner at all times to the wider community in accordance with the school ethos

• To share the school’s commitment to safeguarding and child protection and be familiar with the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and other relevant policies.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Information and application forms are available from the school website: www.littleover.derby.sch.uk Completed application forms, with supporting letter explaining why you feel you have the qualifications, experience and personal qualities required for this post, should be returned by email to: jobs@littleover.derby.sch.uk Please note, school will only contact successful candidates. Littleover Community School is a diverse and highly successful comprehensive school, with consistently outstanding levels of attainment and progress across the curriculum. We are proud of our academic record, and of the pastoral care which maintains a feeling of community in a large and expanding school. Littleover Community School welcomes enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. The school actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Littleover Community School complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. Littleover Community School undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a criminal record check on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed and can only ask an individual to provide details of convictions and cautions that they are legally entitled to know about. Where a DBS certificate at either standard or enhanced level can legally be requested (where the position is one that is included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 as amended) and where appropriate Police Act Regulations (as amended), Littleover Community School can only ask an individual about convictions and cautions that are not protected. Littleover Community School selects all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Littleover Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures. In accordance with the statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates. Copies of our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, along with other school policies, are available on our website at: https://www.littleover.derby.sch.uk/information.php#policies We would advise anyone applying for a position at LCS to read the above documents, along with the following Keeping Children Safe in Education document: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education-2 All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. For reasons connected with a particular need of the Council it may be appropriate, subject to approval, to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade. Quick Tip! Remember to align your personal statement to the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification The closing date for this vacancy is Thursday 29th June 2023 at midnight. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. Interview date to be confirmed.